A collection of Top Shells found washed up on the strand-line after a winter storm. The common North Sea species are the Grey and Flat Top Shell

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A collection of Top Shells found washed up on the strand-line after a winter storm. The common North Sea species are the Grey Top Shell and Flat Top Shell found in beds of seaweed below the low tide mark

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Size: 6000px × 4000px
Location: Scarborough, UK
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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